A water sample is heated. The volatile compounds are injected from the head-space, trapped on a cold-trap and by thermal desorption transferred to the analytical column. The volatile compounds are gaschromatically separated and detected by a mass selective detector. |
Matrices qualified by the Dutch RvA: | Drinking water, Groundwater, Surface water |
Reporting limit: | 0.05 - 1 μg/l, parameter and matrix dependent |
Measurement uncertainty: | 35% |
Sustainability: | 7 days
, if conserved with H2SO4
|
Sampling bottle: | Glass
, brown
, 200 ml
, conservation with H2SO4
(fill up to cap)
|
(RL = 0.05 μg/l) | butylmethylether; ETBE; MTBE; TAME; diisopropylether |
(RL = 0.5 μg/l) | tetrahydrofurane |
(RL = 1 μg/l) | tetrahydrothiophene (not accreditated) |